The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-06-28

. SAID Muller interfered with thei
i horses and tried to make them stan
/ pede. I understood the officers wer
not on their horses at the time. Nh
Muller was not detained. Dias ha
no number, simply a badge witt
mounted police engraved on it. H,
had 1t on when he went away.
could not say whether ID was on tn,
shirt or coat He had it on his breast
Robinson had badge on. 1 canno
tell whether the number was on the
badge or not. l know the words
mounted police" are on it. His
badge was in sight on his breast.
do not think they had any brass but
tons on that night. They were saw
ing their best clothes for other occas
ions. They had on flannel shirts, ]
think. l could not tell who the per
son was who telephoned from the
Hotel. The message was to send
some policemen there to stop a dis
turbance. 1t was given in English.
No private signal was given. l do
not think l have heard the voice be
fore: twas that of stranger. l can
recognize peoples voices through the
telephone 1 do not know who tele-
phoned from Maunakiekie. After the
police We're sent there they returned
with the parties who made the dis
tulbanee. [ asked the pumber Of the
telephone and It WIS given me. but /
have forgotten it. / asked for it in
case any further assistance was re
quired The Portuguese were brought
in after , o'clock. There was no
other telephone message from the
Hotel but the one mentioned. No
others were detained at the station
house besides the three defendants.
There was no bail; l let them go.
told Mr. Creighton that the charge
against him was assault and battery
on Dias and Robinson. The latter
were there at the time with marks on
them. | think Dias made the charge.
No other officer made a charge against
Mr. Creighton The officer stated
that Creighton had assaulted him. and
tried to rescue his prisoner. At this
time there was no one there but
Creighton. l do not remember see
ing Whitney at that time or Wide
mann. The officer in telling his story
mentioned the names Of Whitney.
Dowsett and Widemann.
Officer Simon Dias' commission was
here exhibited by the Marshal to the
Court.
Simon Dias, sworn, stated-I am
one OF the regular police of this city.
My hours Of duty are from Z O'Clock
in the evening until 6 o'clock in the
1 nave been on the force
between three and four months.
belong TO the mounted police. l had
q badge; have got it now. My num-
Der was ,. I reported for duty last
Saturday, the 18th, little after 7
o'clock that evening, and went my
rounds in the city and suburbs. Got
back to Police Station little after Il
O'Clock. 1t Is our custom to go the
rounds and then report. When l
got back l saw the Deputy Marshal
at the Station House. | came back
with John Robinson. The Deputy
Marshal told Us 70 60 up TO Mauna-
HekIe. Gs there was a disturbance
We went together along King street
Up Richard as Iar as corner Of Hotel
street. Just outside Of COney's gate.
DOwsett. Widemann and Whitney
and others came out Of the gate.
These white men we're shouting and
making great deal OF nOise 1 told
them 10 stop. Dowsett said I had no
business 20 say that. / told him 1t
was our duty DOwsett replied g.
your duty l was standing in the
middle Of the street. DOwsett after
making the remark caught hold OF
my bride. evidently saw my badge.
and said. Here IS the mounted p0-
lice that arrested the Attorney Gen
eral I told Dowsett to let 90 Of my
horse and he said. no. He turned to
MS friends and told them To pull me
II tie yard and lick ne While Dow
selt vas holding Oh 10 ny bride he
turned round, and seeing Officer Rob
ius0E. said that Is the man who ar
rested the Attorney-General: take
him IN the yard and lick him also"
DoBsett began 10 pull my horse along
to the gate. which was open I then
jumped OF my. horse and went TO
Dowsett and told him to leave my
horse alone He turned and struck
me IN the mouth with his fist. l ar
rested him because he had assaulted
ne. When I took hold Of D0Wsett,
Widemann struck me on the side Of
the face. The mark Is still on my
face Widemann did not say any
thing before he struck me. II was
after WideInann struck
ne that I heard policeman's whistle
blow l think It was RObinson's.
held on 10 DoBsett and tried to get
him % the Station House. when Whit
aey came along and taking hold OF
nv arm told me 10 let 20. I told
not 10 interfere with me,
oat he kept On. Creighton then came
along and said, Take of his badge
and throw It away He took nv
1adge OF I am positive Creighton
: the man who took nv badge of: